Does remodeling of gap junctions and connexin expression contribute to arrhythmogenesis? - Study in an immobilization rat model

Circulation Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2558-2559

  Hayashi, Hideharu ^a  

^a HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BUNAZOSIN; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1ALPHA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PRAZOSIN; PROTEIN C FOS; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ANISOTROPY; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; CELL INTERACTION; EDITORIAL; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; GAP JUNCTION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; UPREGULATION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTIONS; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; MALE; METOPROLOL; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIUM; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; PROPRANOLOL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 78649717711     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-10-0983     Document Type: Editorial

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